Which is best ?

[Greylurcher]

Which is best ? I only use and go online a couple of times a day --- morning & evening, emails & google. Is it best to just shut the lid (Lenovo T61 laptop) between use and leave it in Sleep mode or switch it off and fire it up again each time. I rather feel leaving it in sleep mode would save a lot ot wear and tear of all the parts , am I wrong ? Many Thanks.

[KenB]

Hi and welcome to ExTS

 

You have probably opened up a can of worms with this question :)

 

I prefer to just close the lid and let the machine go into sleep mode.

It is accessible faster the next time I want to use it.

 

My laptop is a few years old now and it is left on 24/7 - I just shut the lid and both of us go to sleep :)

 

I think it is a matter of preference.

I don't think there is too much extra load put on the hard drive when booting up - if this is just once or twice a day.

If you boot up - shut down every 5 minutes then you are going to see problems eventually.

[Greylurcher]

Thanks for your fast reply ! 24/7 it is then, being a diesel fitter it just seemed better to keep it running rather than cold starts. In fact if it ran on diesel I would understand it all the better !!!1

[KenB]

Mine is so slow at times I think it DOES run on diesel :)

[Plastic Nev]

My old XP machine I think should run on diesel, might just be a bit faster than the steam. :D

 

Indeed though a can of worms regarding leaving on but in sleep mode or turning off altogether. It is still using a small amount of power while in sleep mode, but even in off, the power supply will first charge the battery, then go to low level and still using power. So for any electricity savings that should be disconnected too, but the amount being used is so low as to hardly worry about it.

A bit different though to my set up, one laptop, two desktops, monitor, printer, and a various selection of charger/power supplies for camera's and external hard drive. Now shutting that lot off at the end of a night has knocked twenty odd pounds off my quarterly electricity bill, so a saving worth doing. Bearing in mind, it isn't used again till the following evening after a day at work.

 

Nev.